Ragged Company
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Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese
Four chronically homeless people-Amelia One Sky, Timber, Double Dick and Digger-seek refuge in a warm movie theatre when a severe Arctic Front descends on the city. During what is supposed to be a one-time event, this temporary refuge transfixes them. They fall in love with this new world, and once the weather clears, continue their trips to the cinema. On one of these outings they meet Granite, a jaded and lonely journalist who has turned his back on writing "the same story over and over again" in favour of the escapist qualities of film, and an unlikely friendship is struck.A found cigarette package (contents: some unsmoked cigarettes, three $20 bills, and a lottery ticket) changes the fortune of this struggling set. The ragged company discovers they have won $13.5 million, but none of them can claim the money for lack proper identification. Enlisting the help of Granite, their lives, and fortunes, become forever changed.
Ragged Company is a journey into both the future and the past. Richard Wagamese deftly explores the nature of the comforts these friends find in their ideas of "home," as he reconnects them to their histories.
Richard Wagamese was a well-known First Nations author and storyteller in Canada. He wrote thirteen books, one of which, Native Horse, won the People's Choice Award in the Canada Reads competition. Thompson Rivers University and Lakehead University awarded him honorary Doctor of Letters degrees. He lived in Kamloops, British Columbia.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780385256940 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385256949 |
| Title | Ragged Company |
| Author | Richard Wagamese |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2009-10-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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